Lil bit about the piece: I had plenty of nightmares as a child, but there was always a common factor with most of them; ragged, scratchy, heavy breathing. Didn't matter if I was swimming in the dream, being chased, what have you, there was always a demon/creature that would come up close behind or near me and all I would hear is the the breathing. I'd turn around real slowly, the tension and fear building in the dream, and these black, soulless eyes would be right up close to my face. Then it would lunge at me, it's teeth and black mouth swallowing my vision. Naturally, I would wake up gasping, panting, in a cold sweat, and yes, sometimes crying.

That being said, the scariest times for me as a child were when I would have these dreams and the next week before I went to sleep each night the dream was all I would think about. I have a very strong imagination, hard to control sometimes, and I could swear as I was trying to sleep i would hear a creek in the floor boards or hear a rustle in the corner. I would sleep facing the wall, trying to shut it all out, but sure enough i would hear something, even the breathing, and I would turn around, almost positive I would see this guy or something like it, right at the edge of the bed. Never saw anything though, to the benefit of my sanity.

Thank you for viewing!

This piece was all Graphite and pen, with small digital adjustments to brightness and contrast. I used photos of my room as reference.

I really like how well the highlights stand out. The eyebrows and nose pop forward well enough to get some depth which is awesome since the scene is so dark. The eyes have a sunken and decrepit feel that really seems pretty scary.

I can't imagine how scared I would be if I heard that thing breathing all heavy like at the foot of my bed.

ndouabdon0pucbvc6rltmmcv -Insert rest of keyboard spasm here-This is amazing. Beautifully amazing. And I slightly hate you for giving my mind more nightmare fuel. The nightmares I already have are bad enough! DXOkay, enough about me, more for your -keyboard spasm- art. I luuuuv the details and I just love the skin of it- npiunpi9nb I love everything about this! tl;drKeyboard spasms and your art is amazingfully beautiful.

You replied so quickly... Yay! And I will personally lightly hit my head against the wall if it doesn't get a high place! I learned not to do it to hard as a small child... And I have carried that lesson with me throughout my entire short, boring, video game filled life. :3